Season Finale.

I've spent the afternoon reminding myself that today is not the end of the world, just the season finale.  Fall will bring football, surprise visits from Hunter, long weekends away with Will and a family Thanksgiving.  Summer has to end at some point, otherwise the "break" wouldn't be so special.

So how to you say good bye to summer?  You go camping!  And we didn't just camp, we jumped in with both feet!  We started with a little work around the camp site.  Anytime you get all three guys together, they must complete some sort of project.  This weekend, it was taking down the circa 1970 television antenna.  Next time you see Hunter, ask him about his redneck saw :)

Hunter, Jeff, Will and Miranda shook up the corn hole tournament for the first time in ages.  Will and Miranda made it to the second round (although they had a bye in the first round) and lost a tough game to some pros.  However, Jeff and Hunter made it through five rounds to play in the final game!  Talk about shaking up the holler.  The new kids on the block drew all sorts of attention.  And I mean all sorts of attention.  You'd think we hadn't been camping there for almost a year now.  While they lost the last game, they certainly made a name for themselves...and made a few friends along the way.

All the excitement of corn hole helped us work up quite an appetite.  The only way to quench that was dinner at "the Kitchen" with fried Oreo sundaes for dessert.   I mean really, what kind of send off weekend would it be without that fried goodness?  We ate our sundaes at the shelter house, listening to quite possibly the worst band we've all ever heard.  But we laughed, we sang and we people watched.  And trust me when I tell you, there were lots of people there worth watching.  And after another hour or so in front of the fire pit, it was time to call it a night.  

This morning we set our alarms (yep, on a Sunday) to make sure we got Hunter to his new home right on time.  On a side note, can I tell you how much I hate all of the construction on campus?  I can't believe these guys can find their way around!  After a circle or two around the block, we made it to Hunters new dorm and got all his stuff loaded in.  It's such a nicer dorm than last year.  He'll be happy as a clam.

After a quick lunch, it was time to say good bye.  Selfishly, I always think I'm going to miss him most.  But when I see the look in Jeff's eyes or watch the hug between Hunter and Will, I remember that all four of us are sad to see this day arrive.  Yet it's so full of excitement, anticipation and pride that I can't be as sad as I once was.  We're all growing through this process.  And at the other end, we'll be stronger and more independent.

That being said, only 106 days until Thanksgiving Break!!!!!